The JVR Pulse impulse sealer is the newest offering to hit the market from JVR Industries. We've been big fans of JVR ever since our introduction to their Vac100 chamber vacuum sealer a couple of years ago.
This new product is available in 3 sizes: The Pulse 8, Pulse 12, and Pulse 16, each indicating the length of the seal bar.
How Does The JVR Pulse Work?
Like most impulse sealers, the JVR Pulse applies a quick burst of heat to melt and therefore seal bag material together. It only heats up when the sealing arm is pressed down, and only for the duration matching the selected setting.
There's no exact science to knowing what setting to select for any given bag. It requires a little bit of trial and error. We started out testing with a setting of 2 and that seemed to be sufficient for all of the different bags we tried.
There's a red light that will illuminate when the seal is heating and it turns off when the heat is done. At that point, wait 2-3 more seconds before lifting the arm to retrieve your bag to allow it to cool back down.
What kind of bags can the JVR Pulse seal?
The JVR Pulse can be used to seal a variety of bag styles. It's able to seal up to 6-mil poly bags, any bags that you would use with a vacuum sealer or chamber sealer, and Mylar bags up to 7-mil.
We raided our kitchen for some test subjects and found a variety of bags that could be sealed. Our 12 year old son is a little annoyed now that the chip bags have been resealed and are now a little more difficult to sneak bites out of!
Chocolate chip bag getting sealed in the Pulse 12.
Zip top sandwich bag of water sealed down the middle.
This foil lined chip bag just got sealed shut.
The JVR Pulse 12 worked to seal this chamber pouch
The type of bag that we're the most excited about is probably these mylar bags. Late last year we released our own seasoning blends in bottles. Since then we've had a lot of people ask if we have samples available. We've also had customers come back and ask if they can buy bulk bags of their favorite blends. Being able to seal various sizes of mylar bags will allow us to satisfy those requests in the future.
Final Thoughts
While impulse sealers aren't something that everyone needs, those who want one know exactly how they would use it. Whether it's packaging bulk foods into smaller portions, sealing items like baked goods or spices, packaging items for your small business to sell, or keeping your pre-teen from constantly raiding the pantry, there are plenty of uses for an impulse sealer.
I like that JVR has offered the Pulse in 3 different sizes. We have the Pulse 12, but in hind site, the Pulse 8 would probably have been sufficient for our needs. However, I'm guessing that the more we use it, the more ideas we'll have for new applications, and maybe it's a good thing we have the Pulse 12 after all.
The JVR Pulse sealer is relatively inexpensive, but there are even less expensive alternatives to be found on the market. However, the few bucks you save in your initial investment, you'll certainly sacrifice more when it comes to customer service.
If you call JVR customer service you'll be talking to an actual human located in Lancaster, NY. And you'll be talking to a caring problem-solver that will talk you through whatever issue your JVR product might be having.
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